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Middle East, Istanbul

Istanbul

Golden Horn rim (look only)

Tidal foreshore Inferred from historyProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Sea potterySea pottery

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

500-1920

1,500 years of continuous urban dumping into the Horn - the Yenikapi metro digs proved the depth. No collecting documented, and none advisable.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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